Notice of Intent to Sole Source The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Chief Procurement Office intends to negotiate with Blueforce Development Corporation, located in Newburyport, MA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, for providing BlueForce Command Center software and accessories. The unique technical specifications for the BlueForce Command Center software and accessories are the capability of real time monitoring of environmental hazards encountered by men or k-9's operating in their assigned geography, creating out-of-bound readings for multiple sensors to show how the Command Center software can be positioned for a large response to an incident, or how it can be operated in a geo-fenced area where no reported incidents are occurring. The NAICS Code is 511210 - Software Publishers, with a Small Business Size Standard of $38.5 M. FirstNet anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Blueforce Development Corporation for this requirement. Interested parties who can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirements listed above for FirstNet must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 8/15/2017. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to
[email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at
[email protected] no later than 5:00 pm MST Friday, August 4, 2017.